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U.S. seal populations have rebounded — and so have their conflicts with humans

Aaron Tremper is the editorial assistant for Science News Explores. He has a B.A. in English...

How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying

“People are often curious about how much energy a ChatGPT query uses,” Sam Altman, the CEO of...

The EPA Plans to ‘Reconsider’ Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos

Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents...

A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste spotlights U.S. storage woes

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Summer is a great time to protect your hearing

The symphony of summer is under way: Lawn mowers droning, cicadas buzzing, kids shrieking, outdoor concerts and...

Compare shark sizes on our infographic

Since Jaws was released 50 years ago, great white sharks have, arguably, become the most recognized...

US Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday upheld the state of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care...

‘Dragon Man’ skull may be the first from an enigmatic human cousin

Meet the new face, and braincase to boot, of Asia’s mysterious Stone Age denizens, the Denisovans. The...

This moth species may use the Milky Way as its guiding star

One kind of Australian moth looks to the stars on its voyage to a summertime refuge. Stellar...

Baby’s First Words Crossword

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How attacks on evolution in classrooms have shifted over the last 100 years

Erin Wayman is the managing editor for print and longform content at Science News. She has...

Is nuclear energy good? A new book explores this complex question

Atomic DreamsRebecca Tuhus-DubrowAlgonquin Books, $30 Toxic sludge. A glowing radioactive rat. A three-eyed fish named “Blinky.”...
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